Mercurius (Pompeii tintinnabulum)
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| - | The [[Mercurius (Pompeii tintinnabulum)|Pompeian Mercurius tintinnabulum]][http://jahsonic.tumblr.com/post/725640631/this-statue-of-mercurius-is-the-fourth-object-from] is [[tintinnabulum|tintinnabulua]] found in Pompeii. | + | The [[Mercurius (Pompeii tintinnabulum)|Pompeian Mercurius tintinnabulum]][http://jahsonic.tumblr.com/post/725640631/this-statue-of-mercurius-is-the-fourth-object-from] is [[tintinnabulum|tintinnabulum]] found among the [[Pompeian erotica]]. It represents [[Mercurius]]. It has an attachment for a [[bell]] on his [[phallus]], and also attachments on the two long phallic '[[antler]]s' on his head. |
| + | It is reproduced, illustration 39 in ''[[Sex Or Symbol: Erotic Images of Greece and Rome]]'' by [[Catherine Johns]], [[Naples National Museum]] PR27854. | ||
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| + | The photo was taken by [[Fabrizio Parisio]]. | ||
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The Pompeian Mercurius tintinnabulum[1] is tintinnabulum found among the Pompeian erotica. It represents Mercurius. It has an attachment for a bell on his phallus, and also attachments on the two long phallic 'antlers' on his head.
It is reproduced, illustration 39 in Sex Or Symbol: Erotic Images of Greece and Rome by Catherine Johns, Naples National Museum PR27854.
The photo was taken by Fabrizio Parisio.
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